Business Aircraft - The Pilatus PC-12

The Pilatus PC-12 is a passenger and cargo aircraftconfiguration. The service ceiling is 30,000 ft. The
produced by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. It is afuselage measures 47 ft 3 in length, has a 53 ft 3 in
direct competitor to the King Air 200 and waswingspan and a height of 14 ft height. The empty
announced in October 1989. It flew for the first timeweight is 5,867 lb and the max takeoff weight is
on May 31, 1991.10,450 lb.
Integrating a single turboprop engine into anCompared to the King Air 200 twin the PC-12's most
aerodynamically advanced airframe, the Pilatus PC-12significant design feature is the use of a single
exhibits great reliability and combines excellentturboprop engine. Additionally, the PC-12's cabin is
economy with safety. The majority of the PC-12slonger and wider, and the cockpit features EFIS
are used as corporate airplanes, although andisplays. The aircraft is also certificated for single pilot
increasing number are being used for regionaloperation while each PC-12 built features a standard
passenger transport due to regulatory changes incargo door in the rear fuselage.
many countries that permit single engine turbopropsThis aircraft supports several cabin configurations
to be engaged in these functions. This success hassuch as: a standard 9 passenger lay out, an
opened up a new potential market for the PC-12 asexecutive/corporate configuration of 6 to 8
a regional airliner.passengers, a combined 4 passenger and freight set
A single Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67Bup, and the all-cargo transport configuration. The
turboprop engine powers the PC-12. The aircraft hascrew ranges from one to two pilots.
a cruising speed of 274.8 mph and a range of 1,513Two main versions of the original PC-12 are well
to 2,239 nautical miles depending on the cabinknown, the PC-12M and the U-28A of the USAF.